Strongest Mage with the Lust system

Chapter 812: Principled Man

He looked at Aki, who was expressionless, but he knew she was simmering in anger, and he would really no longer have anything to do with the Breeze Inn if he agreed to Maxʼs request.

After struggling for a few moments, he gritted his teeth and nodded, ”Okay. Please follow me, young master.”

”Ling Han!” Aki shouted out, surprised and furious, ”Have you thought this through?”

Ling Han turned to her and bowed his head, ”Please forgive me, Miss Aki. I have already taken money from them. So, I have to do my duty.”

”Good!” Aki nodded, killing intent flashing in her eyes. ”Find some other inn to do your duty. You are no longer allowed to step in this establishment. If you do, Iʼll kill you on the spot.”

A pained look flashed in Ling Hanʼs eyes when he heard this. Then, he nodded, ”I understand,” and led them out of the inn.

Max, Esme, and others looked at Ling Han in surprise. They hadnʼt expected him to go against her for them.

”You are not too bad.” Max couldnʼt help but say, which made Ling Han smile bitterly and shake his head. ”Many call me foolish.”

”You should always do what your heart says is right. Everything else doesnʼt matter.” Max said.

Anna looked at him when he said this, her eyes flashing. Then she fell into deep thought.

”You are not wrong, young master. But itʼs not easy ignoring everything else.” Ling Han sighed and chuckled wryly, ”This was the fifth inn I have been banned from.”

Maxʼs eyelids twitched when he heard this, but his impression of him grew. Esme and others also gave him another look, which made Ling Han squirm uneasily.

”How many inns are there in this town?” Max asked,

”Around fifty,” Ling Han said after a thought.

Max shrugged nonchalantly, ”Whatʼs there to worry about then?”

Ling Han understood what he meant and couldnʼt help saying, ”Young master, it isnʼt easy finding work in another inn after others have banned me. Itʼs only because of the sudden spike in the number of people coming from the desolate region that Miss Aki even allowed me to work for them.”

Max nodded in understanding. Reputation was indeed a thing.

”Why donʼt you go to some other town? Itʼs not like you are a native of this town.” Gene said before asking, ”You are not, right?”

Ling Han nodded, ”Yeah, I am not.”

”Then just go to some other town when you are no longer able to find work here.” Gene said. She then thought of something and asked, ”You are… a Four Star mage, right?”

”Yes,” Ling Han nodded.

”Then why donʼt you just leave the border region and head toward the inner region? With your strength, you can easily find a good-paying job there.”

Ling Han sighed but didnʼt say anything in response.

His silence told them he also had some difficulties of his own. They didnʼt try to pry into it, as they werenʼt so familiar with each other.

A short while later, they arrived at another inn half a mile away from the Breeze Inn. He went in to ask whether they had empty rooms.

A while later, he led them inside.

The receptionist was a gray-haired, middle-aged man. Just like Aki, he was also a King Mage.

Max couldnʼt help but sigh at the difference between the Green Leaf kingdom and the central plains.

Just a border townʼs inns had King mages working as receptionists, while in the Green Leaf Kingdom, the King mages were extremely rare and were top figures who people couldnʼt ever imagine doing such odd jobs.

”Welcome, everyone. Please tell me how many rooms you want.” The man greeted them with a polite smile. He then gestured to a board behind him that had the prices of rooms written while explaining,

The inn was four stories tall.

The ground floor was the dining area.

The rooms on the first floor cost 100 high-grade mana stones per day, and a maximum of three people were allowed to stay in one room.

The second floorʼs rooms cost 200 high-grade mana stones per day. Unlike the first floorʼs rooms, there was no maximum limit set for the people that could stay in a single room.

The third floorʼs rooms were the most expensive, with a room costing 500 high-grade mana stones per day. But they guaranteed the privacy and safety of the occupants, and there were free meals.

Everyoneʼs expressions darkened when they read this.

Max turned around, wanting to leave, but Ling Han stopped him and whispered, ”Young master, donʼt be hasty. Compared to other inns, this oneʼs prices and services are decent.”

Max narrowed his eyes at him, causing him to hurriedly explain, ”I know you must be concerned about the privacy and security on the first two floors, but there is no need to worry.

Even if you rent them, no one below the emperor realm will be able to spy on you, as there are grade six isolation formations in the rooms. And as long as someone in the emperor realm doesnʼt try to barge into your room, the inn wouldnʼt allow anyone to reach your room without your explicit permission.

As for why the third floorʼs rooms guarantee privacy and safety, itʼs simply because those rooms have grade seven formations that only youʼll be able to control from inside your rooms.”

Max raised his brows and glanced at the middle-aged man. ”Is what he said true?”

The middle-aged man nodded, ”Yes.”

”Then you shouldʼve just mentioned it on the board to avoid people from misunderstanding.” Max scoffed.

The middle-aged man smiled, ”You are not wrong.”

Maxʼs lips twitched. His expression told him this was done deliberately.

Shaking his head, he took out five hundred mana stones and said, ”Give us three rooms, two on the second floor and one on the first.”

”Sure thing.” The man nodded, took out three wooden badges from the drawer, two bronze-colored and one silver, with room numbers written on them.

”Here. Please enjoy your stay.”